Resistance is standing up for your rights
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“A jury unanimously concluded that he sexually abused and defamed plaintiff and awarded her damages accordingly,” Kaplan wrote. “The judgment on that verdict has been upheld on appeal. En banc rehearing has been denied. The Supreme Court…
Resistance is in the courts
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Judge Britt Grant, an appointee of President Donald Trump, rejected Florida’s argument that professors’ classroom speech belongs to the state because they are paid by the government. “If the First Amendment offers any boundary of…
Resistance is in the courts
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“The Court finds that Figliuzzi’s statement is rhetorical hyperbole that cannot constitute defamation,” U.S. District Court Judge George Hanks Jr. wrote in his decision. “Accordingly, Dir. Patel has failed to state a claim against…
Resistance is investigations
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Chavez-DeRemer was reportedly embroiled in an investigation by the Labor Department’s inspector general into allegations of professional misconduct, including that she used agency resources for personal trips and was engaged in an affair…
“A jury unanimously concluded that he sexually abused and defamed plaintiff and awarded her damages accordingly,” Kaplan wrote. “The judgment on that verdict has been upheld on appeal. En banc rehearing has been denied. The Supreme Court has denied certiorari without dissent.”
“It is time for him to ‘do equity’ and pay the judgment,” the judge wrote.
Judge Britt Grant, an appointee of President Donald Trump, rejected Florida’s argument that professors’ classroom speech belongs to the state because they are paid by the government.
“If the First Amendment offers any boundary of protection at all for public university classrooms, this statute crosses it,” Grant wrote.
March on Washington - August 28: gather in Washington DC to Defend the Vote
Join this peaceful, nonpartisan, interfaith, and intergenerational gathering as we defend the right to vote and protect democracy. We are not gathering simply to remember history - we are gathering to make it.
Take action:
Action is the antidote to fear and despair.
You can make a difference.
It's okay to start small.
Action is the antidote to fear and despair.
Even doing small things - learning more about how we can strengthen our democracy, sharing what you know with others, making a phone call - can make a difference.
Right now is a great time to take action.
